| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Graves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Barney (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Valladares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | William Griego misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Burruss - foul #3 on Bruce Burruss, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Becker (SF) Bruce Burruss | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | William Griego makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | William Griego makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Steven Valladares can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Darrow - foul #2 on Richard Darrow, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Steven Valladares misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Steven Valladares misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | William Griego buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Barrett | 25-24 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Steven Valladares lays it in on a nice dish by George Barney | 25-26 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Griego | 27-26 |
| 17:40 | Denver | George Barney connects on the shot from the right block | 27-28 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Steven Valladares swats the shot by Stephen Barrett | 27-28 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Steven Valladares snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:54 | Denver | Clark Coaxum hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Becker | 27-30 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Darrow, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Bryan (SG), Robert Tsang (SF), Ralph Schumann (C) James Graves, Charles Becker, Steven Valladares | |
| 16:09 | Denver | Clark Coaxum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Robert Tsang snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Robert Tsang hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Bryan | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tsang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Barney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Schumann (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter is hacked by George Barney - foul #2 on George Barney, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Cowan (SG), Bruce Burruss (SF) Clark Coaxum, George Barney | |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | William Griego hits a fadeaway from the left side | 29-32 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Charles Cowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter | 31-32 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Bruce Burruss comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Robert Tsang tips it in | 31-34 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett is denied on a layup by Ralph Schumann | 31-34 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Bruce Burruss snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Charles Cowan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | William Griego is fouled on the floor by Charles Cowan - foul #1 on Charles Cowan, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), James Graves (SG), George Barney (PF), Steven Valladares (C) Dennis Bryan, Charles Cowan, Ralph Schumann, Robert Tsang | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter buries a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | William Griego gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow is denied on a layup by George Barney | 33-34 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | William Griego pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Bruce Burruss gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Graves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Barney (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Valladares (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Newberry | 33-34 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | William Griego misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Bruce Burruss grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 10:39 | Denver | James Graves makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett is fouled on the floor by Bruce Burruss - foul #4 on Bruce Burruss, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Becker (SF) Bruce Burruss | |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 09:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Graves | 33-37 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Charles Becker makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clark Coaxum | 33-40 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter | 35-40 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Charles Becker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 08:25 | Denver | Steven Valladares grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Charles Becker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 07:55 | Denver | George Barney grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Charles Becker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 07:27 | Denver | George Barney tips it home | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 7 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Graves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Barney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Valladares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | William Griego hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry tips it home | 37-42 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Charles Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | William Griego clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is hacked by George Barney - foul #3 on George Barney, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Bryan (PG), Charles Cowan (SG), Bruce Burruss (SF), Ralph Schumann (PF), Robert Tsang (C) Clark Coaxum, James Graves, Charles Becker, George Barney, Steven Valladares | |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Bruce Burruss snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Bruce Burruss is hacked by Ronald Newberry - foul #2 on Ronald Newberry, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Robert Tsang is whistled for a carry | 37-42 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses long on a jumper from the right block | 37-42 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Charles Cowan pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Dennis Bryan is called for 5 seconds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Charles Becker (SG) Dennis Bryan, Charles Cowan | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 9 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Schumann (fresh) C - Robert Tsang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow drills a runner in the paint | 39-42 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Graves (SG), George Barney (PF), Steven Valladares (C) Charles Becker, Ralph Schumann, Robert Tsang | |
| 02:15 | Denver | Ronald Newberry takes the ball from Bruce Burruss | 39-42 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Clark Coaxum knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Burruss | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Valladares | 39-45 |
| 00:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to George Barney | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Denver | George Barney is fouled in the backcourt by Darnell Carpenter - foul #4 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Bryan (PG), Charles Becker (SG) Clark Coaxum, James Graves | |
| 00:54 | Denver | Charles Becker is hacked by William Griego - foul #3 on William Griego, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Steven Valladares is fouled on the floor by Richard Darrow - foul #4 on Richard Darrow, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Steven Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Steven Valladares makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 00:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to George Barney | 39-47 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Charles Becker is fouled in the backcourt by William Griego - foul #4 on William Griego, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Charles Becker makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Charles Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Steven Valladares takes the ball from William Griego | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Ronald Newberry is called for the reach on Steven Valladares - foul #3 on Ronald Newberry, team foul #9 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), James Graves (SG) Dennis Bryan, Charles Becker | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Steven Valladares misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 39-49 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Clark Coaxum runs out the clock | 39-49 |